Franklin Township, Columbiana County, Ohio

Franklin Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census reported 735 people living in the township.

Franklin Township, Columbiana County, Ohio
Township
St John Catholic Church, on hill above Summitville
St John Catholic Church, on hill above Summitville
Location of Franklin Township in Columbiana County
Location of Franklin Township in Columbiana County
Coordinates: 40°41′18″N 80°53′13″W
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyColumbiana
Area
 • Total23.1 sq mi (59.7 km2)
 • Land23.0 sq mi (59.6 km2)
 • Water0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,093 ft (333 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total735
 • Density32/sq mi (12/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-28238[3]
GNIS feature ID1085894[1]

Geography

Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

One village is located in Franklin Township:

Name and history
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1980831—
1990777−6.5%
2000766−1.4%
20108359.0%
2020735−12.0%

It is one of twenty-one Franklin Townships statewide.[4] The township was organized in 1816.[5][6]

Government

The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. There is also an elected township fiscal officer,[7] who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the year after the election, which is held in November of the year before the presidential election. Vacancies in the fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

Township Trustees
  • Joe Medure, Chairman[8]
  • Mike Lutz, Vice Chairman[8]
  • Mike Johnson[8]

Fiscal Officer
  • Britnie Baker[8]

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. "Franklin township, Columbiana County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  5. Cranmer, Gibson Lamb (1891). History of the upper Ohio Valley. Vol. 2. Madison, Wisconsin: Brant & Fuller. p. 22.
  6. McCord, William B. (1905). History of Columbiana County, Ohio and Representative Citizens. Biographical Publishing Company. pp. 312.
  7. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed April 30, 2009.
  8. "2020 General Election Results for Columbiana County" (PDF). Retrieved February 19, 2021.
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